Baseball team rounding up the season
By: Morgan Hatten
NORTHRIDGE- Northridge Varsity Baseball got off to a rough start this season. As of May 4, the baseball team has six wins and fifteen losses, but they have two more games to pick up wins.
The Varsity Baseball team’s wins consist of West Jefferson (5-2), Bishop Ready (11-1), Johnstown (6-5), Utica (1-0), Mount Gilead (13-7), and Lakewood (6-3). Their losses include Centerburg (6-4), Olentangy Orange (18-0), Heath (17-3) and (6-1), Licking Valley (6-10), Licking Heights (12-0), Utica (12-5), Newark Catholic (10-2) and (3-2), Worthington Christian (13-12) and (5-2), Newark (6-3) and (9-5), Granville (3-1), and Mount Gilead (6-2).
The team has had a pretty up and down season, and although they have quite a bit of losses, most of them have been close games. They still have two games left in the season, so they can still get two more wins before the end of their regular season.
The next home game is this friday, May 6, against Johnstown High School. After that, they will continue into tournaments. The team got seeded 10th in the tournament and their first game is a home game on May 9 against the 12th seed. Peyton Miller (‘16) says, “If we work hard at practice between games, it’s possible to come out with a win for the rest of our regular season games and maybe even the first few games of the tournament.”
Northridge has always been looked at by other schools as an “easy team” to beat, but head coach Jeff Wilson is working hard to turn that around. Nick Hatten (‘18) says, “it’s been a tough season so far but I think we’ll be able to get more wins in these last couple games. We’ve been working really hard at practice to better ourselves everyday.”
Nathan Hiser (‘16) says, “I know we’re not playing our best, but we have a lot of time to improve before the playoffs. We have been improving every game.”
-Morgan Hatten (‘16) first-year Vault member and Jr. Entertainment editor. [email protected]
By: Morgan Hatten
NORTHRIDGE- Northridge Varsity Baseball got off to a rough start this season. As of May 4, the baseball team has six wins and fifteen losses, but they have two more games to pick up wins.
The Varsity Baseball team’s wins consist of West Jefferson (5-2), Bishop Ready (11-1), Johnstown (6-5), Utica (1-0), Mount Gilead (13-7), and Lakewood (6-3). Their losses include Centerburg (6-4), Olentangy Orange (18-0), Heath (17-3) and (6-1), Licking Valley (6-10), Licking Heights (12-0), Utica (12-5), Newark Catholic (10-2) and (3-2), Worthington Christian (13-12) and (5-2), Newark (6-3) and (9-5), Granville (3-1), and Mount Gilead (6-2).
The team has had a pretty up and down season, and although they have quite a bit of losses, most of them have been close games. They still have two games left in the season, so they can still get two more wins before the end of their regular season.
The next home game is this friday, May 6, against Johnstown High School. After that, they will continue into tournaments. The team got seeded 10th in the tournament and their first game is a home game on May 9 against the 12th seed. Peyton Miller (‘16) says, “If we work hard at practice between games, it’s possible to come out with a win for the rest of our regular season games and maybe even the first few games of the tournament.”
Northridge has always been looked at by other schools as an “easy team” to beat, but head coach Jeff Wilson is working hard to turn that around. Nick Hatten (‘18) says, “it’s been a tough season so far but I think we’ll be able to get more wins in these last couple games. We’ve been working really hard at practice to better ourselves everyday.”
Nathan Hiser (‘16) says, “I know we’re not playing our best, but we have a lot of time to improve before the playoffs. We have been improving every game.”
-Morgan Hatten (‘16) first-year Vault member and Jr. Entertainment editor. [email protected]
Inside view of track
By: Olivia Carpenter
NORTHRIDGE- The bleachers scream at you as your body cuts through the air and your feet dig into the track. At Northridge High School, among the sophomores on the track team, is yours truly, Olivia carpenter (‘18). Track, to me, is an experience of a lifetime. It not only engages your entire body, including your mind, but you make friendships that will (hopefully) last forever.
When I run, people tell me I either look like I’m not trying- I am trying- or they say I look like I’m in pain- I am also in pain. But how it truly feels when I run, is exhilarated, determined, anxious, hopeful, and fantastic! When I run a race, beforehand, I am scared out of my wits. When you are anticipating the race, you are scared at the fact that you may not win or you may get eighth place, or worse yet, not even place. Then, when you get up to the starting line and stand there with all of your opponents beside you, it is the peak of your fear. The gun to start the race is held up in the air as the man holding it says “on your marks, get set…. BOOM!” The gun is fired and you explode out of the blocks, digging your feet into the track as you battle all of the blurry people beside you for the win.
You cross the finish line and gasp for breath as you look around. Often times, I look back the second I cross the finish line and count how many people are behind me. On one of the good days, everyone will be behind me.
When you’re on the track team, everyone becomes your friend and you are able to count on them for help in any situation. At the end of your race you’ll be greeted w`ith cheering or congratulatory friends, whether you won the race or not. And, the coaches know how to hone in on the skills of each individual runner/jumper/thrower. It’s a great experience and a great opportunity.
If you ever think about track, I highly recommend it.
-Olivia Carpenter ('18) is a first-year Vault member and Jr. Web Editor-In-Chief. [email protected]
By: Olivia Carpenter
NORTHRIDGE- The bleachers scream at you as your body cuts through the air and your feet dig into the track. At Northridge High School, among the sophomores on the track team, is yours truly, Olivia carpenter (‘18). Track, to me, is an experience of a lifetime. It not only engages your entire body, including your mind, but you make friendships that will (hopefully) last forever.
When I run, people tell me I either look like I’m not trying- I am trying- or they say I look like I’m in pain- I am also in pain. But how it truly feels when I run, is exhilarated, determined, anxious, hopeful, and fantastic! When I run a race, beforehand, I am scared out of my wits. When you are anticipating the race, you are scared at the fact that you may not win or you may get eighth place, or worse yet, not even place. Then, when you get up to the starting line and stand there with all of your opponents beside you, it is the peak of your fear. The gun to start the race is held up in the air as the man holding it says “on your marks, get set…. BOOM!” The gun is fired and you explode out of the blocks, digging your feet into the track as you battle all of the blurry people beside you for the win.
You cross the finish line and gasp for breath as you look around. Often times, I look back the second I cross the finish line and count how many people are behind me. On one of the good days, everyone will be behind me.
When you’re on the track team, everyone becomes your friend and you are able to count on them for help in any situation. At the end of your race you’ll be greeted w`ith cheering or congratulatory friends, whether you won the race or not. And, the coaches know how to hone in on the skills of each individual runner/jumper/thrower. It’s a great experience and a great opportunity.
If you ever think about track, I highly recommend it.
-Olivia Carpenter ('18) is a first-year Vault member and Jr. Web Editor-In-Chief. [email protected]